Please shut up so we can actually talk

Sometimes anti-abortion spokespeople act like it's huge news or a total outrage that abortion providers and abortion-rights advocates ar...

The Sunny Side

When I was in the fifth grade, our class read (and was forced to memorize) The Optimist's Creed. Here it is: Promise yourself: To be so ...

Injuring and insulting women: legislative edition (Or, "Hereafter Known As The No-Good-Reason Act")

You need to know about this. Chris Smith, along with several other congressmen (many of them newly elected), feel that our representatives...

Libertyville Abortion Demonstration

Antis are stupid: more at 11. (sadly I cannot embed this video, but please follow the link and watch it!)

Common anti-choice bumper stickers and my responses to them

Because it's too cold to write anything of substance. "Abortion stops a beating heart Well, yes. Generally, that's the idea. ...

Keep on bloggin'

Daughter of Wands is caught in some internet-hampering weather today. I am filling in, and would have done so a lot earlier if I weren'...

Reality vs Bullshit

Welcome to a little game I just made up called reality vs bullshit. I have recently been reading some anti-choice blogs (like Banana Grabbe...

"Why don't you..."

Ensure women are confident in the decisions they make about their problem pregnancies Help women leave their abusive partners so they can h...

Let's Watch a Video

So, this young lady has a lot of opinions on abortion. Many of which are ridiculous and laughable. I would like to highlight my favorites an...

Abortion on TV

I found out recently that the a couple of shows, both on major networks, produced episodes featuring abortion as a main story line. And not...

Hump Day

Dear Readers, To get you through this Wednesday, I bring to you a collection of my favorite anti-choice propaganda. Unfortunately for us, it...

Cool Abortiony Vids

As a volunteer at the Global Health Council Conference, I had the opportunity to peruse the booths of other global health orgs and reprodu...

Surely I don't need to be writing this post at all. Right?

" It's time to stop treating us as two equal sides in a reasonable debate. Let's get it clear -- they are the perpetrators and...

Tax time

Sorry, I know you've seen this one before. It's just so apt.  Did you file your taxes on time? I did, but just barely, because unlik...

What's Your Sign?

I have seen A LOT of stupid anti-choice signs, posters, comics, etc over the years. Here are some of my favorites: So... you were designed b...

Stupid Things Antis Say

No prologue necessary. Sensitive antis: take a hike. 1. That baby could be the next Gandhi! That baby could also be the next Jeffrey Dahm...

Ways To Not Understand "Choice," or Patriots don't get pregnant

A 'C'? A 'C'? I got a 'C' on my coathanger sculpture? How could anyone get a 'C' in coathanger sculpture? (...